--- a/eric6/eric6_iconeditor.py	Sat Feb 01 17:25:30 2020 +0100
+++ b/eric6/eric6_iconeditor.py	Sun Feb 02 11:04:32 2020 +0100
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
     """
     Main entry point into the application.
     """
+    from PyQt5.QtGui import QGuiApplication
+    QGuiApplication.setDesktopFileName("eric6_iconeditor.desktop")
+    
     options = [
         ("--config=configDir",
          "use the given directory as the one containing the config files"),